Total enrollment 307 (2012) Founded 1854 | Phone +49 721 9265205 | |
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Address Reinhold-Frank-Straße 67, 76133 Karlsruhe, Germany Founder Frederick I, Grand Duke of Baden Notable alumni Hans Thoma, Karl Hubbuch, Wilhelm Hempfing, Heinrich Kley, John J Smithies Similar Stuttgart State Academy, Karlsruhe University of Arts an, Academy of Fine Arts - Muni, Kunstakademie Düsseldorf, Academy of Fine Arts - Nure | ||
The State Academy of Fine Arts Karlsruhe, situated in Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, is one of the smaller art schools in Germany with an average of 300 students.
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It was founded in 1854 by Frederick I, Grand Duke of Baden. The first director was the painter of landscapes Johann Wilhelm Schirmer. Today the artist Ernst Caramelle leads it. Although the Academy of Fine Arts Karlsruhe is the smallest one in Germany, it is known as one of the most significant, consistently highly rated, because it maintains a faculty with high international reputation.
At the State Academy of Fine Arts Karlsruhe one can study all kinds of free Fine Art, (sculpture, painting, graphic, video etc.) but also become a teacher at a German high-school (German: Gymnasium).
The Academy is placed in three different buildings spread over the city of Karlsruhe (including the castle Scheibenhardt).